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Below is a family biography included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps in 1879.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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HASTINGS, SAMUEL R., farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. Quincy. The subject of this sketch was born in Sussex county, Del., Oct. 2, 1820, and at the age of six years he, with his parents, moved to Somerset county, Md., and received his education in the schools of that county. In November, 1835, he removed to this county; was married, Feb. 2, 1843, to Miss Martha Ann Anderson, a native of Montgomery county, Ky. She was born Oct. 20, 1819, and settled in this county in 1829. Her father, John Anderson, born Jan. 13, 1794, is still living, and enjoying good health for one of his advanced years. Have had seven children, five of whom are still living, four sons and one daughter. He owns 200 acres of land which, for fertility of soil and improvement, will compare favorably with any in the county. He is Democratic in politics, and has been Township Commissioner for seven years.

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This family biography is one of 1444 biographies included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps in 1879.  View the complete description here: The History of Adams County, Illinois

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